FULL TIME Congratulations Minerva Punjab FC!! Hero I-League 2017-18 Champion. As a result, Churchill Brothers relegated from I-League.
90'+5':Final minute of the game and Minerva Bench already starts their celebration.
90':6 minutes of added time.
Churchill Brothers goalkeeper Ricardo Cardozo awarded man of the match award.
87':Ricardo with another fine save to stay in the game.
85':Players Change in Minerva Punjab FC: Gagandeep in place of Girik Khosla.
85':Score remains still same. Minerva now 5 minutes away for their first I-League title.
77':Substitution for Minerva: Bazie in place of William Opoku. MINERVA PUNJAB FC: MOM So far - 9 times.. INDIAN -2, FOREIGNER -7 ; CHENCHO -3
75':Churchill Brothers missed again another fine opportunity. They got so many chance in second half but yet to capitalize it. PIC : AIFF

69':Minerva's corner, Akansdeep's cross is cleared by Monday in defence.As of now, Minerva are going to finish with 35 points, Neroca 34, Mohun Bagan 31 and East Bengal 30.
Churchill Brothers are looking for equaliser to save their relegation. But Minerva still leading 1-0.
66':Israil Gurung's corner, Britto's header cleared by Amandeep.
65':One two between Girik and Chencho, but ;ast pass is too heavy for Girik.
61':Ceesay with a fine curling shot, missed by a whisker. Brilliant chance to Churchill.
After a hour play score remains still same. Minerva Punjab FC leading 1-0. Interesting battle going on between Gokulam FC and Mohun Bagan. Both the teams looking for winnwer. Whereas East Bengal creating pressure in YBK for the equaliser.

55':Ceesay with a fine long ranger, just over Kiran
53':Substitution for Churchill: Bektur in place of Francis.MINERVA PUNJAB FC IN LAST 17 MATCH: 23 GOAL, 16TH BY FOREIGNER AND 7 INDIANS SCORED.
46':Second half resumed.HALF TIME Minerva Punjab FC leading 1-0 against Churchill Brothers at half time.
45'+3':Another attack of Minerva and again Monday with the resue. Fine clearance by Monday.
Meanwhile Neroca FC leading through Chidi and Gokulam FC equalised against Mohun Bagan.
41':Yellow Card to Francis for his foul against Kiran.
38':Ricardo with another fine save to deny Minerva Punjab FC.
36':Yellow Card to Dano. Richaro's free kick, went wide.
34':Players Change in Churchill: Jovel in place of Mezhu.
Mohun Bagan leading against Gokulam FC where as no score still between East Bengal and Neroca FC.
31':A Must win match for Churchill Brothers to save relegation and also a must win match for Minerva to win the I-League title.
29':it's Water break in Punjab. Minerva leading 1-0 against Churchill Brothers .
25':Back to back two corner of Minerva Punjab FC, Plaza cleared the ball.
19':Churchill's corner, Dano cleared the ball.
17':Nearly an equaliser for Churchill but ball cleared in defence for corner.
16':GOALLLLLLLLLLL William Opoku scored after a defensive blunder. Girik's shot, deflected and finds Chencho but his powerful shot again deflected and finds William and his shot finds the net.
5':Minerva starts the game with attacking football.
0': Kick off.

FULL TIME SCORE : CHENNAI CITY FC 2-1 MINERVA PUNJAB FC
90+5': Chennai City FC beat League leader Minerva Punjab FC in a very important I-League clash.
90'+4':Players Change in Chennai City FC: Mashoor in place of Rakic.
90'+3':Rakic missed a open net chance. Keeper Kiran is out for attack, but Rakic's header went wide.
90': 5 minutes of added time.
89':What a chance to Rakic, his shot cleared by Sukdev in goalline.
88':Another shot of Chencho but Kabir made a fine save.
86':It's completely Minerva Attack in last few minutes. They are looking for equaliser.
84':Players Change in Minerva Punjab FC: Vanlalbiaa in place of Amandeep
81':Ball cleared from free kick.
81':Edwin committed foul against Chencho. Free kick to Minerva Punjab FC just outside the box.
80':Score Now: Chennai City FC 2-1 Minerva Punjab FC.
75':Chencho's corner from opposite end. Moinuddin's shot, cleared in defence.
74':Chennai's corner, after Eric cleared a cross Sebastian.
66':Players Change in Chennai City FC: Pandyan in place of Gaurav Bora.
65':Chance to Soosai Raj, but this time his shot blocked by Kamalpreet.
61':What a chance to Akash from Chencho's free kick, lucky escape for Chennai City FC as his shot went out.
59':GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL Soosai Raj's pass to unmarked Rakic, and his left footed shot, finds the net.
46':Players Change in Minerva Punjab FC: Moinuddin in place of Souvik.
46':Second half resumed.HALF TIME Chencho denied Soosai Raj's early lead, as score now 1-1 between Chennai City FC and Minerva Punjab FC at half time.
45'+2':Soosai's brilliant free kick, Kiran brilliantly punched it away.
45': 3 minutes of added time.
37':Chencho's free kick, cleared in defence.
32':Pradeep's shot, straight to Kiran's hand.
31':Minerva's Corner, short corner and Akashdeep's long ranger, Kabir made a fine save.
28':Yellow Card to Souvik for his shirt pulling of Soosai Raj.
26':Fine chance to Rakic, but his shot missed by a whisker.
25':GOALLLLLLLLLLL Chencho equalised for Minerva Punjab FC. Forward pass to Chencho and his fine shot touched upper part of bar and finds the net.
21':Minerva's fine free kick, good save by keeper Kabir.
20':Kim's free kick cleared, counter attack of Minerva. Yellow Card to Ravanan for his foul to William.
19':Foul against Soosai Raj just outside the box, free kick to Chennai City FC.
9':Chance to William Opoku, good save by keeper Kabir to deny it.
5': GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Soosai Raj advanced Chennai City FC. Cross from right flank, Soosai's header blocked by goalkeeper but a rebound chance to Soosai and his shot this time finds the net.
0': Kick off.

90+5': FULL TIME SCORE: MPFC 2-0 AFC
90+5': Referee blew the final whistle.
90+4': Goal......... 2-0..Minerva increased the lead. Bazie Armound scored the second goal after Abhilash failed to grab a easy lob from Opuku. Bazie placed the ball in the open goal.
84': A beautiful save by Limbu, he punched away a push from Andrei Ionescu from a close range. Limbu was injured in the process.
78'; A well combined move by Aizawl FC down the left flank but Andrei Ionescu failed to push over the on rushing goal keeper Limbu.
70': If Minerva wins today they will be at the pole position of I League table with 32 points.
64': A move by Aizawl through the left finally Hmingthan Mawia's header from a close range went straight to Limbu.
60': Minerva Punjab dominating the match in the second session leading by a goal against Aizawl FC.
50': GOAL.......... 1-0..Minerva scored . Sangwan scored in second attempt after recieving a pass from Chencho. Sangwan's push partially saved by Abhilash but Sangwan finds the target in his second attempt.
46': Second session kicks off.
45+2': HALF TIME SCORE: MPFC 0-0 AFC
45+1': A chance missed by Opuku, he failed to place the ball in an open goal when Abhilash was not in his position.
36': Andrei Ionescu's powerful shot from inside the 18 yards missed the target. Ionescu received a pass from Dodoz from deep inside the Minerva half got past Sukdev before he cracks at the goal.
30': A chance from a quick counter attack by Aizawl......Lalchhawnkima failed to beat Limbu who was at his mercy after receiving a forward pass from Lalthathanga.
26': Chance for Minerva......Opuku's header missed the target from a cross pass by Akashdeep from the right.
23': Aizawl FC had some rare attacks but failed to create any impact in Minerva's central defense.
17': Minerva Punjab dominating and controlling the match against Aizawl FC , had some good opportunities to convert.
11': A prompt shot by Chencho after beating a host of Aizawl FC defenders but his shot went wide.
7': A good forward pass from Chencho but Gagandip was slow to react as Abhilash came out of his position to collect the ball.
3': Chencho's long ranger from the age of the 18 yards missed the target.
1': Match started MPFC kicks off
0': Aizawl FC still unbeaten against Minerva Punjab in I-LEAGUE.

0': The match can be reckoned as one of the important match in the current edition of I League. If Minerva Punjab lost points against Aizawl FC, then they will be out from the championship run. Advantage will be for Neroca FC and East Bengal.
0': SHORT TABLE

FT : Match End. Great Revenge of Gokulam in their 1-0 away win against Minerva Punjab and jumped to 6th place of the Table.
90': 6 minute Added time match playing now. Giant Killer Gokulam FC is leading 1-0.
90': CHANCE TO MINERVA.. OPOKU MISSED AN OPEN NET AS HIS SHOT WENT OUT.
85': 5 MINUTES MORE TO END OF THE SCHEDULE TIME. WHO WILL WIN?? OR DRAW??
80': SCORE LINE: Minrva 0-1 GOKULAM
78': EARLIER GOKULAM FC BEAT EAST BENGAL AND MOHUN BAGAN IN THEIR HME MATCH
76': GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL 1-0 to GOKULAM FC.. Henry Kisekka scored with a brilliant bycicle kick which first hits the cross bar and deflected.
72': ANOTHER CHANCE MISSED BY GOKULAM.. Rashid's shot from outside of the Box hits the cross bar and out.
67': CHANCE MISSED TO GOKULAM, Arjun's close shot hits the cross bar to beat Limbu.
61': Corner for Minerva, Chenco's corner cleared from Gokulam box.
59': Long throw in of Sukdev of Minva, danger in Gokulam box but finally cleared.
55': SCORE LINE IS 0-0
46': 2nd half match starts. HT : SCORE LINE IS 0-0
45': 2 minute added time.
45': 0-0 : No score from Corner.
28': PENALTY SHOUT OF GOOKULAM as Ball touched in hand of Minerva's Eric Dano in their box from a right sided cross of Gokulam, Referee denied. Ball went for corner kick .
25': 0-0 is the Score line.
15: Yellow CARD to Md Rashid of Gokulam.x
5': Mineva won 2 corner kicks in the mean time but unable to capitalized.
1': Match start.
0': Minerva's Chencho Scored 6 Goals so far.
0': In first leg Minerva Punjab won 1-0 over Gokulam FC in away.
0': Minerva Punjab lost their last Game 0-1 to East Bengal.
0': Gokulam FC beat East Bengal 2-1 in their last Game.
0': Minerva Punjab to face Gokula,FC.

Churchill Brothers registered a stunning victory over league leaders Minerva Punjab FC as they won 2-1 in their Hero I-League encounter at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco on Friday (February 2, 2018). Back-to-back First-half goals from Koffi Mechac (17′) and Wayne Vaz (45′) put the Red Machines in an advantageous position before Minerva Punjab pulled one back through Kassim Aidara’s goal (57′).

In the 16th minute, the referee awarded a penalty at the other end for Churchill Brothers and Koffi Mechac drew the first blood much to the dismay of the travellers. Churchill midfielder Bektur Talgat lined up a shot from distance that deflected into the path of Koffi Mechac. Sukhdev Singh went into a tackle on the Cote D’Ivoire striker and the referee pointed straight to the spot. Minerva keeper Kiran Kumar Limbu napping who was well off his line and couldn’t react on time as Churchill led 2-0 going into half-time.

Minerva found a lifeline in the 57th minute when they won a free-kick down the left flank near the touchline. Chencho curled the free-kick into the box. The ball was not cleared away and fell kindly to Minerva skipper Kassim Aidara who slammed home to make it 2-1. They had a golden opportunity to level terms when Churchill conceded a penalty in the 61st minute. A Minerva corner saw Aidara knocked the ball back into the middle which caught Wayne Vaz’s hand.

A heroic performance by Neroca goalkeeper Bishorjit Singh helped the Manipuri side down Churchill Brothers 1-0. Felix Odili (22′) scored from the 12-yard penalty spot to register a much-needed victory after back-to-back defeats back at their home.

Pritam Singh made an immediate impact as he drew a double save from Churchill custodian James Kithan in the 8th minute.
Neroca finally managed to find a breakthrough when Churchill Brothers’ fullback Wayne Vaz brought down Subash Singh in the box as the forward was racing down the left and the referee didn’t hesitate to award them a spot-kick in the 21st minute. Felix Odili stepped up and coolly steered the ball under the outstretched arms of Kithan as the visitors led 1-0 in the 22nd minute.
Churchill Brothers had their first goal-scoring opportunity in the 44th minute.

Some slick interchanges of passes saw Koffi try to beat Neroca goalkeeper Bishorjit Singh at the farthest corner but missed by a whisker. Until the final whistle, Neroca hanged on to their slender lead to walking away with all three points to close the gap with leaders Minerva Punjab FC who are now 2 points ahead of Gift Raikhan’s boys having played two matches fewer.

A game that swayed between the two outfits until the final whistle, finally went to the hosts’ way handing the only Keralite side of Hero I-League 2017-18 their maiden win at their home, thanks to the 90th-minute winner from Arjun Jayaraj today (January 28, 2018).

Koffi took only 25 minutes to put Lajong in the driver’s seat and the visitors went into the changing room with the slender lead. More thrilling actions unfolded in the second half as not less than four goals were scored in the next 45 minutes.

Bahrainian Midfielder Alajmi restored the parity for the hosts in the 52nd minute before conceding another within 60 seconds as Lajong’s Korean Defender Zuho Oh headed Samuel’s freekick home. Gokulam made the most of Lajong’s defensive lapse as Kivi Zhimoni put the hosts back into the fight once again in the 74th minute.

Finally, Arjun Jayaraj’s stupendous effort put the hosts in the lead for the first time and they could maintain the lead to the final whistle to walk away with their first three-pointer at the home.

AIFF PRESS ELEASE : First-half goals by Saihou Jagne and Abdoulaye Koffi sealed a comfortable 2-0 win for Shillong Lajong against NEROCA at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium on Wednesday (January 24, 2018). The loss brought NEROCA’s nine-game unbeaten run to an end.

Gift Raikhan reacted to the double blow by bringing on David Lalbiakzara in place of Ronald Singh in the 28th minute but NEROCA remained second-best as Lajong continued their forays forward. Jagne only needed to beat Mishtry to notch his brace at the half-hour mark but the custodian was quick to come off his line and collect the ball before the Gambian striker could launch a shot at goal.

Nedo Turkovic looked to have given the home side hope when he put the ball into the back of the net from a free-kick after the restart but the goal was disallowed as he was adjudged to have used his arm to guide the ball in.

Nidhin Lal landed awkwardly as he kept out Subash Singh’s effort in the 53rd minute but was back up on his feet in no time as Lajong displayed incredible fighting spirit to hold on to their two-goal lead.

Turkovic was able to get into the box from the right and square it into the path of Felix Chidi but the Nigerian striker shot went wide. Second-half substitute Sushil Singh failed to release the trigger after dancing his way past challenges and getting to the byline inside the box and his failure to get a shot allowed the Lajong defenders to heave sighs of relief.

Lajong’s spirit until the final whistle ended NEROCA’s incredible unbeaten run and handed them just their second defeat of the season.

Churchill Brothers inflicted a painful defeat on Indian Arrows as the Goan side won 2-0 in their Hero I-League encounter at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco tonight (January 22, 2018). It was the third straight win for Churchill Brothers as they leapfrogged the Arrows into the seventh place in the table. The Goan side scored two late-late goals with the opener scored by Dawda Ceesay (88‘) and Israil Gurung (90’+2′) adding another as it sealed all three points for the Red Machines.

The game looked to be heading for a draw but the game turned on its head in the last few minutes. It was heartbreak for the Indian Arrows colts as Churchill Brothers eventually scored in the 88th minute. It all started when Koffi beat the offside trap from a counter-attack and ran clear of the defenders before cutting inside.

His shot was cleared away but the scramble inside the box saw the ball rolling into the path of Ceesay who placed his shot into the net in the 88th minute. Churchill Brothers scored a second in the (90+2nd) minute when Anwar Ali conceded a free-kick just outside the box which was quickly taken by Koffi. Israil Gurung pounced on the opportunity and scored to secure all three points.

AIFF PRESS RELEASE : Churchill Brothers secured their second straight win of the season as they beat Shillong Lajong 2-0 in their Hero I-League encounter held at the Tilak Maidan on Friday (January 19, 2018). Goals from Osagie Monday (8‘) and PM Britto (76‘) helped the Red Machines secure a win that took their tally for the season to seven points.

Churchill took the lead thanks to a defensive error by Shillong Lajong goalkeeper Phurba Tempa Lachenpa in the 8th minute. Churchill centre-back Osagie Monday saw Tempa out of his line and launched a ball in his direction from his own half. Churchill Brothers took their 1-0 lead into half-time.

Lajong started the second half more purposefully and had an early chance when their defender Laurence Doe tried to head in a corner towards the far post but missed by a few yards. Churchill Brothers punished them when a quick counter-attack saw PM Britto cut in from the right and line up a left foot curler.

Britto was allowed time and enough space on the ball as he unleashed a curler from outside the box that swerved past Tempa.
They led 2-0 in the 76th minute and cruised to victory as they continue to turn around their season. Churchill Brothers FC Goa now close the gap with Chennai City FC who have amassed two points more having played as many matches more.